Laurence Harbor

Laurence Harbor is an unincorporated community in Middlesex County, New Jersey. The harbor was named after land developer Laurence Lamb, who created bungalow-sized lots and a 400-acre shorefront golf and country club on the site. During the 1940s, the harbor was home to a boardwalk complete with a dance hall, casino, band shell, concession stands, and a merry-go-round, which provided entertainment, hot dogs and ice cream. During Prohibition, rum runners lowered their cargo of liquor overboard into the Raritan Bay for local fishermen to haul ashore. From the early 1900s to the 1960s, the town was also home to a brick plant, which was later demolished and replaced by a residential area. In 2010, Laurence Harbor had a population of 6,536 people.